Source Code (2011) ***1/2

Source Code (2011), Duncan Jones's sort of time travel thriller is a bit like a mashup of 12 Monkeys (1995), The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Groundhog Day (1993), Quantum Leap (1989–1993), and Alfred Hitchcock. Trading the heavy melancholic mood of his previous film Moon (2009) for a more optimistic action drama, there's still an emotional weight and a strong central performance from Jake Gyllenhaal. Source Code holds up on repeat viewings, even when you know the outcome and even though it borrows elements from other (aforementioned) better films. And that's because it's a well structured popcorn type flick, but one that never expects its audience to turn off their brains (or hearts) completely.